Senior Neurodiversity Practitioner - CFHD

Senior Neurodiversity Practitioner - CFHD

We are excited to invite applications for our Senior Neurodiversity Practitioner role within CFHD based in Exeter.

This is a 1.0wte, 1 year, fixed term appointment and offers an excellent opportunity for someone interested in developing their skills in autism assessments. We will provide full training and support to ensure you feel confident in conducting assessments and contributing to diagnostic outcomes. We are looking for a dynamic, kind, and proactive individual who is passionate about making a meaningful difference.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake high-quality autism assessments, as part of the MDT, including providing initial appointments, neurodevelopmental interviews, and ADOS assessments
• To carry out discipline-specific assessments, as appropriate, to contribute to a wider exploration of an individual's social, communication, and educational needs.
• To communicate effectively with neurodiverse children, young people and adults, families, internal and external staff
• To manage your own varied and complex caseload and to be responsible for completing clinical reports and correspondence in a timely manner.
• To work as part of the MDT to support efficient risk assessment and risk management.
• To liaise with other allied health and education professionals in order to ensure continuity of care across services and work to improve the experience of neurodiverse individuals.
• To make ongoing contributions to service development to ensure that services continue to meet the needs of those we support.
• To take part in CPD opportunities, both internally and externally.

About us

At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Person Specification Experience

• Substantial experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload.
• Working with Neurodivergent children and young people.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
• Experience of delivering specialist assessments.
• Experience of working within an NHS or private neurodiversity service.
• Providing clinical supervision.
• Participation in user involvement in services.

Qualifications

• A professional qualification at degree level or equivalent e.g. Psychological profession, Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or equivalent.
• Professional registration/accreditation with a recognised body, e.g. NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, UKCP, BABCP.
• Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism.
• Formal training in ADOS / DISCO/ 3Di / ADI-R or equivalent assessment measure.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.